Museu do Sertão, Cultural history museum in Petrolina, Brazil

The Museu do Sertão is a museum in Petrolina that displays the lives and work of people in northeastern Brazil through thousands of objects gathered from the region. The collections fill multiple rooms and cover everything from everyday household items to traditional crafts and religious articles.

The Museu do Sertão was founded on 27 October 1973 and officially created on 21 November 1985. It was renovated, enlarged and reopened in May 1996, occupying 1,045 square metres. Closed in August 2016 after ceiling collapses, mould and damage to collection objects, it was reopened on 11 October 2017.

The permanent displays are divided by theme: a room of carrancas, the figureheads carved for São Francisco river boats; a northeastern house; the Rio São Francisco; cangaço; and northeastern icons. Objects belonged to the cangaceiro Lampião, to Dom Malan, first bishop of Petrolina, to Coronel Quelê and to Joãozinho do Pharol, a pioneer of the interior's press.

The museum occupies 1,045 square metres, with permanent displays divided by theme: a room of carrancas, a northeastern house, the São Francisco River, cangaço and northeastern icons. It closed in August 2016 after ceiling collapses, mould and damage to collection objects, and reopened on 11 October 2017. A 360-degree virtual visit is available online, with videos featuring specialists, local culture members and Brazilian Sign Language interpreters.

The collection includes pieces linked to the cangaceiro Lampião, to Dom Malan, first bishop of Petrolina, to Coronel Quelê, patriarch of the Coelho family, and to Joãozinho do Pharol, a pioneer of the written press in the interior of the Northeast. A 360-degree virtual tour with videos, including Brazilian Sign Language interpreters, is available online.